Title :
Plasmonic monopole antenna arrays for biosensing, spectroscopy and nm-precision optical trapping
Author :
Çetin, A.E. ; Yilmaz, Cihan ; Yanik, Ahmet Ali ; Somu, Sivasubramanian ; Busnaina, Ahmed ; Altug, Hatice
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We propose surface plasmon polariton driven plasmonic monopole antenna array system for biosensing, nanospectroscopy and optical trapping. The structure exhibits high refractive index sensitivities, nearfield resolution and optical gradient force.
Keywords :
monopole antenna arrays; plasmonics; polaritons; radiation pressure; refractive index; surface plasmons; biosensing; nanospectroscopy; nearfield resolution; nm-precision optical trapping; optical gradient force; plasmonic monopole antenna arrays; refractive index; surface plasmon polariton; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Force; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Periodic structures;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
